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1 meeting
meeting ['mi:tɪŋ]∎ to hold a meeting tenir une réunion;∎ he's in a meeting il est en réunion;∎ to call a meeting of the committee/the workforce convoquer les membres du comité/le personnel;∎ to open the meeting déclarer la séance ouverte;∎ to address the meeting prendre la parole;∎ the meeting voted in favour of the measure l'assemblée a voté la proposition;∎ the (general) meeting of shareholders l'assemblée (générale) des actionnaires;∎ athletics meeting rencontre f ou meeting m d'athlétisme;∎ committee meeting réunion f du comité(b) (encounter) rencontre f;∎ during my first meeting with him lors de notre première rencontre;∎ a chance meeting in the street une rencontre fortuite dans la rue;∎ figurative meeting of minds accord m possible(c) (arranged) rendez-vous m;∎ I have a meeting with the boss this morning j'ai rendez-vous avec le patron ce matin;∎ the Governor had a meeting with Church dignitaries le Gouverneur s'est entretenu avec ou a rencontré les dignitaires de l'Église∎ to go to meeting aller au culte -
2 society
1 noun(a) (social community) société f;∎ it is a danger to society cela constitue un danger pour la société;∎ for the good of society dans l'intérêt de la société;∎ woman's place in society la place de la femme dans la société(b) (nation, group) société f;∎ primitive/industrial societies des sociétés fpl primitives/industrielles;∎ Western society la société occidentale∎ (high) society la haute société, le (beau ou grand) monde;∎ to make one's debut in society faire ses débuts dans le monde∎ to avoid the society of sb éviter la société de qn;∎ I do not care for their society je ne me plais pas en leur compagnie ou en leur société;∎ in polite society dans la bonne société ou le (beau) monde(e) (association, club) société f, association f; (for sports) club m, association f; School & University (for debating, study etc) société f;∎ charitable society œuvre f de charité, association f caritative(gossip, news, wedding) mondain; (hostess) de soirées mondaines;∎ a society man/woman un homme/une femme du monde, un mondain/une mondaine;∎ Press the society column la chronique mondaine►► the Society of Friends la Société des Amis (les Quakers);the Society of Jesus la Compagnie de Jésus;the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals = société américaine protectrice des animaux, ≃ la SPA;the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children = société américaine pour la protection de l'enfance;the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child = ligue américaine contre l'avortement
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